New Year 2023

Happy New Year! We continue to celebrate the incarnation–when God became a person that actually lived and breathed and walked this earth. God, who created all living things, became God’s own creation.  Most of the frenzy and commercialization of this holiday has subsided and we are settling down for our black-eyed peas and a quiet … Continue reading New Year 2023

Trees Are Life

I finally got a walk in the woods over the weekend. I literally hugged the trees-the Slash Pine, The Loblolly, and the Longleaf. I am finding living in the concrete of the city a little hard. I’m a mountain girl, but if I can’t have a mountain, please give me trees. Trees are Life. We … Continue reading Trees Are Life

Here for Formation

We all began the semester talking about grades, comparing test scores and associating our future as priests based on the performance we were giving in the classroom. The struggle was real, though, for these first semester postulants and it wasn’t long before I started hearing more resigned comments like, “C is for collar!” By the … Continue reading Here for Formation

The Move

So, here I am in my new seminary digs! For a Franciscan with a vow of simplicity, this is a little bit of heaven. You can’t have a lot of “stuff” in a 400 sq. ft. apartment and I welcomed the forced decluttering of my life. A friend drove out with me and helped unload … Continue reading The Move

The Transition

(Want to help support Alyssa? Click here for her GoFundMe page) I call myself a Late Bloomer, or am even known to refer to this change as “living my life backwards.” The real message is never think you know what God is going to do when you try to live your life dedicated to the … Continue reading The Transition